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ANTONIO CALDARA

Missa Dolorosa

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Kyrie: Kyrie eleison

1:18

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Kyrie: Christe eleison

1:52

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Kyrie: Kyrie eleison

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Gloria: Et in terra pax

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Gloria: Domine Deus

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Gloria: Domine Fili

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Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi

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Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus

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Gloria: Cum Sancto Spirito

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Credo: Credo in unum Deum

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Credo: Crucifixus etiam pro nobis

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Credo: Et resurrexit

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Credo: Et vitam venturi saeculi

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Sanctus

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Benedictus

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Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei

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Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem

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Solo: Linde Schinkel Soloist

Solo: Laila Cathleen Neuman Soloist

Solo: Sigurd van Lommel Soloist

Solo: Matevž Kajdiž Soloist

Solo: Mitchell Sandler Soloist

Solo: Femke Huizinga Soloist

Conductor: Nanneke Schaap Conductor

Choral: Silva Ensemble, La Choral

JOHN RAVENSCROFT

Suonata da Chiesa in B Minor, Op. 1, No. 3

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I. Grave

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II. Allegro

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III. Adagio

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IV. Allegro

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Solo: Cecilia Bernardini Soloist

Solo: Anneke van Haaften Soloist

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Solo: Liga Vilmane Soloist

ANTONIO CALDARA

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Crucifixus a 16

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12 Motetti a 2 e 3 voci, Op. 4

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Caro mea vere est cibus

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Ad Dominum cum tribularer

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Ego sum panis vivus

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Transeunte Domino

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Benedictus Deus

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Transfige, dulcissime Jesu

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Exaudi Domine

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Miserere mei, Domine

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Peccavi super numerum

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Laboravi in gemitu meo

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Ciaccona in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 12

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Solo: Cecilia Bernardini Soloist

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Notes

Antonio Caldara's magnificent Missa dolorosa was among his last settings of the mass. First heard on the feast day of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, a week before Easter, the piece is characteristic of Caldara's seemingly effortless capacity for counterpoint writing. Written for the Habsburg emperor Charles VI, whose predilection for contrapuntal textures was well known, Caldara manages to weave emotional power into the music, using dramatic harmonies to underline the anguish in the text. Caldara's motets are also based on religious themes, using quotations from the Bible, plus psalms and well known prayers. The ten motets vary considerably in length, with some compact and others expansive; nevertheless, like the mass, they are all characterised by Caldara's expert contrapuntal writing. The English composer John Ravenscroft, who was based in Italy for most of his life, probably never met Caldara; however, their names were entangled when Ravenscroft's music was mistakenly published under Caldara's name in the 20th century. The addition of his dramatic Sonata – also an exercise in first-class fugal writing – is a tribute to an influence in common, as both men were likely pupils of Corelli.

This thoughtful and interesting programme comes from the Dutch Ensemble La Silva and its artistic director Nanneke Schaap. Formed in 1984, the ensemble mainly performs Baroque music, including works by Bach, Handel, Frescobaldi and Telemann. They are interested in exploring new ways of performing, particularly pursuing the connections between music and dance.
They have previously performed Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri in collaboration with a modern dance ensemble, with the singers singing from memory and moving alongside the dancers.

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Born in Venice he was a chorister in the famous San Marco, where Legrenzi was his teacher. He soon spread his wings across Europe and held several important posts in Mantua, the Spanish court in Barcelona, Rome and eventually the post of Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna.
Caldara left a substantial oeuvre, consisting of instrumental music in the tradition of Corelli, sacred music and operas.
This new recording presents several sacred choral works of great beauty and intensity. Caldara’s innate feeling for drama is reflected in the highly expressive vocal lines, as expected from a composer famous for his operas and oratorios.
Ensemble La Silva was established in 1984 by Nanneke Schaap, it consists of Dutch and Italian musicians well schooled in the Historically Informed Performance Practice.
The booklet contains scholarly written liner notes by a musicologist, as well as the sung texts and their English translation.

Recorded in Italy in 2000 and in the Netherlands in 2014 and 2015.
Contains liner notes by Caldara expert Brian W. Pritchard.

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Reviews

**** (Excellent disc)

Lorenzo Tozzi - Musica magazine (Italy) - September 2017

“...An excellent disc of rarely heard baroque choral music.”

David Billinge – MusicWeb-International.com – 6 June 2017

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